The European Commission has fined Elon Musk’s X €120 million (around $140 million) for breaching its transparency rules under the data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-act-package” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Digital Services Act;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>. The European Union’s executive arm data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/x-is-in-hot-water-in-the-eu-over-blue-checkmarks-and-ads-145003468.html” data-ylk=”slk:announced;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> that it was investigating the social media company’s blue checkmarking verification system — first introduced when it was still known as Twitter — last year, along with other alleged DSA violations. Today’s data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ href=”https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2934″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:verdict;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> concerns the “deceptive design” of the checkmark, as well as “the lack of transparency of [X’s] advertising…
